18 NEWS Australia Day award nominations THE National Australia Day Council has called on all Australians to have their say on who should be the 2015 Australian of the Year by nominating inspirational community people. Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and 2001 Australian of the Year Sir Peter Cosgrove officially opened the nominations for the 2015 awards this week. 2014 Australian of the Year Adam Goodes said nominating someone for the awards was a powerful act. “It’s really important to acknowledge people doing good things, so if you’re seeing someone doing great work in the community, I encourage you to submit a nomination for them so they can be recognised for what they do,” he said. can Nominations for all categories be made onl ine at australianoftheyear.org.au or by calling 1300 655 193 before August 1. VISIT US ONLINE borderwatch.com.au Pine Ridge Copiers ON SHOW: Linda Finch’s image of Rocky Camp hay bales is a past entrant in the Wattle Range Council Photographic Competition and Exhibition. Photo entries open DON’T WAIT SAVE NOW *Terms and conditions apply PAYMENTS FOR 3 MONTHS 45,000 free prints* get up to NO RENTAL ENTRIES are now open for the 2014 Wattle Range Council Photographic Competition and Exhibition. With five categories including black and white, landscape, people, portrait and sport/leisure, photographers have an opportunity to reflect on the diversity of the Wattle Range Council area. The winning prize money is $250 per category with wine packs provided as consolation prizes. Wattle Range Mayor Peter Gandolfi will also personally present a prize to the best local photographer Entrants zoom in for Wattle Range exhibition deemed an amateur. The winners will be announced at the Millicent Gallery at 7pm on October 10. Overall, 13 winning photographs will be selected for the cover and months in the 2015 Wattle Range Council calendar, with 48 additional photographs also being used. The competition has grown since its inception eight years ago and community members, visitors to the district and their friends seek out the calendars, which list all events and activities across the Wattle Range Council area and are a promotional and information tool for the community focusing on people, produce, performance and product. Photographs are also used for promotion, publications and the Wattle Range Council website. With the exception of the panoramic section, all photographs must be 30cm x 24cm in size. After the exhibition closes at the Millicent Gallery, entrants have the opportunity to display their photographs over summer on the walls of the Dr David Harris Room at the Millicent Visitor Information Centre. Region’s men urged to consider mental health *Terms and conditions apply MAN therapy is a term to remember during Men’s Health Week this week. beyondblue has urged men to consider their mental health and visit the Man Therapy website. New figures reveal an estimated 43pc of Australian men have seen beyondblue’s important mental health message delivered by Dr Brian Ironwood, host of the website. In the year since the launch of the Australian-first campaign, beyondblue has reached almost 3.5 million men through national media. More than 90pc of men who took part in the website user survey reported they had visited the site and around 60pc visited to find out more information about depression. 646833 Chairman Jeff Kennett said it was encouraging “GET THE POWER OF AUSTRALI S BA’S BIGGEST INDEPENDENT STOCKTAKE SALE.” FREE SPARE to see so many men embrace the campaign. “Australian men don’t like to talk about their feelings, but the man therapy website had definitely struck a cord,” he said. More than 500,000 unique visitors went to the website during the campaign period and awareness of the website increased from 2pc to 22pc. “This research shows that beyondblue has made great progress in reaching Australian men with its message promoting good mental health,” he said. “However, we have more work to do. “I would like to see 100pc of Australians familiar with Dr Ironwood, his man therapy website and his ‘blokey’ messages.” The website can be accessed by visiting www. mantherapy.org.au “GET THE POWER TO TURN 4x4 INTO 5x4 WITH TOYO TIRES.” H T BUY 4 TOYO OPEN COUNTRY® A/T OR A/T II TYRES AND GET A FREE SPARE Conditions apply. See instore. BUCIK TYREPOWER 218 Commercial St East, Mt Gambier Ph: (08) 8725 0855 www.tyrepower.com.au 18 - The Border Watch, Friday, June 13, 2014